Rep. Jim Jordan to run against Kevin McCarthy for House GOP leadership…

The guy STILL is tainted by a Ohio State sexual conduct scandal back in the late 80’s and early 1990’s….

He’s a certified hardcore conservative and do NOT see him beating Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for the House Minority Leader job come January when the Democrats assume control of the legislative body….

Hours after his midterm election victory for a seventh term representing Ohio’s 4th Congressional District ― and after Democrats won control of the House ― Jordan told The Hill that he’ll challenge Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for the leadership spot.

“I plan to run for minority leader,” said Jordan. “In 2016, the American people elected Republicans to come here and change this town. I think the president is doing just that, but I don’t think they see the same intensity from folks in Congress, folks in the House of Representatives. … Have we replaced Obamacare yet? Have we secured the border yet? Have we reformed welfare yet? No.”

Jordan was publicly accused in July of inaction at Ohio State while the team doctor sexually abused dozens of athletes in the late 1980s and early ’90s. At least 145 people have accused Dr. Richard Strauss, who died by suicide in 2005, of sexual assault.

Jordan has repeatedly denied he knew about Strauss’s actions, but a former OSU athlete, Dunyasha Yetts, told NBC News in July that he personally told Jordan that Strauss attempted to pull down his shorts during what was supposed to be an examination of his thumb.

Jordan was on the defensive right up until Election Day. In August, it was reported that an ex-coach asked Jordan’s accusers to walk back their accusations just a day after they went public. Russ Hellickson reportedly sent messages to at least two former wrestlers, including Yetts, offering to rewrite their stories…..